Young athletes with quadriceps femoris strength asymmetry at return to sport after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction demonstrate asymmetric single-leg drop-landing mechanics

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 2727-2737

  Ithurburn, Matthew P ^a,b   Paterno, Mark V ^c,d   Ford, Kevin R ^e   Hewett, Timothy E ^a,b,c,d,f,g   Schmitt, Laura C ^a,c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

ACL; biomechanics; knee; motion analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETE; BIOMECHANICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURIES; KNEE; MALE; METABOLISM; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; REHABILITATION; RETURN TO SPORT; SURGERY; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT RECONSTRUCTION; ATHLETES; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MOVEMENT; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RETURN TO SPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946072733     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: 15523365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546515602016     Document Type: Article

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